Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-10-07
Marriage Licenses.

Frank A. Cochran....... Butler, Pa
Lizzie NJ. Cumberland. Concord
Adelbert Kightlinger... eadville, Pa
Mary B. Bingham m............ Harrisyille, Pa
David S. Hutchison Oakland twp
Laura Belle Hays.
Charles E. Parker...................Bu Buffalo twp
Frederick Bloom ..........."..... .Lelienopie, "a
Mary Wrilda Hanes. ..Zelienople, Ia
Joseph Fennell ...............C Clearheid twp
Hannah Henry ..Clearheiu Twp
John Daniel Weitzel ....... ...... West Liberty
Sadie Shields. ........... Worth twp
John P. Koch Allegheny City
lydia NJ. Kraus ..................... Butler, Pa
AtPittsburg, Tuesday-George Ii. Dickey,
of Harrison twp and Effie B. Elliott of But
lei county.
Butler is to have still another bakery
and confectionery.
Jefferson street is to have a new drug
store. and a new music and gun store.
The public schools of Butler opened With
1043 scholars enrolled,
Sheriff Kramer sold team, wagon and
harness, Wednesday morning for SAG.
Seven marriage licenses were issued by
Clerk MeElvain on Show day. TIE young
couples made their wedding tip to Barnum.
The New Castle N. E. Conference ap-
pointed Rev. S. X PaGen 10 the Centreville
charge.
An aged couple frcm Evans City, who
are noted for tie happiness Of their domestic
life. had a circus on Main ST., Butler, last
Saturday.
On Friday of last week the yacht Volun-
teer again Eeat the Scotch yacht Thistle,
and the cup will remain in America.
Several of cur advertisers say they did a
large bu Stress on show day, everybody car
ried packages home.
The A. G. Field & Co.'S united operate
m instrel troupe, will hold forth at the Opera
House next Monday evening. Tickets 20
80 and 80 cents.
Communion services will be held in the
United Presbyterian church next Saboaih
The pastor will be assisted by Hev. M M
Patterson, OF Williamsburg.
State Superintendac ct Public Schools,
f.. E. Hiebce, has appointed Friday, the us,
as Autumn School Arbnr Day, to be devoted
to the ornamenation Of school grounds
Mr.. John I. Kelly, the clothier, will re-
m owe to the new building adjoining ine
nostcfice. as scon as 1t is completed. See ms
notice in another place.
A. G. Reed Post, los, GAR will hold
its regular meeting on Friday night, OCT. Z,
at 7:30 o'clock sharp. Let all comrades take
notice end be at Post meeting.
The family of Or. Holman, of Union
Vile. has been unfortunate lately. lie mas
lost one child from diphtheria, is down with
typhoid fever himself and other members
are down with diphtheria.
The new locals of Messrs. Ritter Raj
ston are "pt culiar," in that they compine
wit and humor, with solid business facts, and
therefore possess a literary merit wnicn
make them Interesting reading to all.
-Mtssis. A, w. Mates and Geo. w;
Zeieler have been appointed inspectors OF
election for the First Wand vice Phiilp
Krause and j. B. Mates who refused to
serve.
John NJ. Greer and Everett L. Ralston,
Esors.. have formed q partnership In the law
busiuess under the firm name OF Greer q
Ralston, with their cfice in the Brady build
ing. See card.
PEOPLE who have watched the employees
of big railroad show re.ship their animals
and material at midnight, say that 1t is E as
much of an entertainment as the show itseii'
AT the meeting of the Producers Associ-
alton in Butler yesterday morning 1t was re-
solved to offer the operators at Jefferson
Centre 63 COO barrels of oil and carry it Tor
til EN- for one year, if they would join IN the
shutdown movement.
Any person who wishes can, at THIS
season Of the year, learn marvellous lesson
from nature by taking up one OF the large
worms you see crawling about your place.
putting it in glass goblet and watching II
build lis winter home around itself.
The Plate Glass Co. has contracted with
Mr.. Rauscher fer forty dwellings in Spring
dale, near the works, to be built In blocks
of ten houses each, and be completed within
four months. and scne Of the employees ol
| tie works have purchased lots IL that Vicln
| itv and intend building houses for them
selves.
An amusing incident occurred at the
show grounds, Wednesday afternoon. A
couple of ladies who considered themselves
swindled by the supplementary ticAet seller
there, demanded that he refund their money
and upon his refusing, stood In front OF M:
wagon, ard by persisten:ly denourcing MN
| rs fraud, ruined his business for that day
| AT Saxon Station, last Saturday night,
a man named Fox, who boarded at Gu
| Pi.er's sat up reading the Bible till every
body went to bed, when he stole a suit o
new clothes ard s. in money from Mr.
| O'Brien, took $50 worth of goods from ped
dler, and left for parts unknown. lie Is
| tall and slim young man, with large lumi
on his left ear.
On Saturday last there was hearing be
| fore ESQ. Walker in the case of BurtGer VS.
| Eckelberger, regarding the lease of the Bish
| Cd property on Main St., and it ended In .th'
| Justice placing writ of restitution
under the act Of !63, in the hands Of the con
| stable who went dtwn and dispossessed Mr.
Eek elberger, and set his things cut upon th
sidewalk.
The late leg isiature doubled the pay o
| Assessors and Assistant Assessors as follows
"It shall be the duty of Assessor aud Assist
ant Assessor to keep an account OF the sew
eral days by him actually employed In tn
| performance of his duties and to make return
| of the same to the Commissioners OF tn
county, verified by oath or affirmation, ant
for each day necessarily employed he shall
receive the sum of two dollars" Sec. 80 o
the oct of 1884, which this changes, CAV
but one dollar o dsy. This change was ap
proved May "a, 1887.
The usual Ge.eral Election Proclama
ton appears in cur columns this week. Th
only changes that have lately been made il
the places of holding elections in the county
were those in Butler borough and in ALE
gheny township. An effort was mace thi
Spring to change the place of holding elec
tions in Centre township from the Centr
school house 10 the shoe shop of j. d. Albert
but the vote, as recorded, shows that it fail
ed by one vote--51 to 90. The proclamation
gives pretty good synopsis of the election
laws, and there we're no lays passed by tn
late Legislature regarding elections excepting
the one approved May la, WHICH provides
penalty oil 9ne aud imprisonment for an elec
ton officer or assessor who becomes intoxi
Gated while engaged in the performance O
his duties, aud forbids public elections bein
held in a room where liquors are sold. Th
proposed amendment to the constitution
abolishing the poll tax, end fixing the quail
!. fcations OF voters is advertised in our col
umns, Tut 1t will not be voted upon thi
year.
"A couple Of the employees @
Barnum & Go. attempted to stea
Port Lowry's mastiff called "Cy
/. clone" but were detected and fru;
trated.